Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Culturally Appropriate Technology

A SCIENCE or TECHNOLOGY that promotes self-sufficiency and is suitable to the cultural, environmental, economic and social conditions of the geographic area in which it is applied.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A SCIENCE or TECHNOLOGY that promotes self-sufficiency and is suitable to the cultural, environmental, economic and social conditions of the geographic area in which it is applied.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Appropriate Technologies, Culturally
  • Appropriate Technology, Culturally
  • Culturally Appropriate Technologies
  • Technologies, Culturally Appropriate
  • Technology, Culturally Appropriate
  • Intermediate Technology
  • Soft Technology
  • Intermediate Technologies
  • Soft Technologies
  • Technologies, Intermediate
  • Technologies, Soft
  • Technology, Intermediate
  • Technology, Soft

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2016

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  1. J01.897w.052w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Culturally Appropriate Technology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067568. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067568
  2. Culturally Appropriate Technology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology
  3. Culturally Appropriate Technology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537823